The Number System of Polari

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The Number System of Polari

This page is based on The Bible - Polari Edition and Polari.

Polari is an in-group language of gay and lesbian people, theatrical people, and circus people in Britain. It's interesting 8 and 9 are called "6 + 2" and "6 + 3" in Polari.

Number	Reading	Meaning
0	nanti	0
1	una	1
2	dewey	2
3	trey	3
4	quarter	4
5	chinker	5
6	sey	6
7	setter	7
8	say dooe	6^* + 2^*
9	sey trey	6 + 3
10	dacha	10
11	long-dedger	long 10^*
12	kenza	12
13	thirteen	13^#
14	fourteen	14^#
15	fifteen	15^#
16	sixteen	16^#
17	seventeen	17^#
18	eighteen	18^#
19	nineteen	19^#
20	dewey dacha	2 × 10
21	dewey dacha and una	2 × 10 and 1
22	dewey dacha and dewey	2 × 10 and 2
23	dewey dacha and trey	2 × 10 and 3
24	dewey dacha and quarter	2 × 10 and 4
25	dewey dacha and chinker	2 × 10 and 5
26	dewey dacha and sey	2 × 10 and 6
27	dewey dacha and setter	2 × 10 and 7
28	dewey dacha and say dooe	2 × 10 and 6^* + 2^*
29	dewey dacha and sey trey	2 × 10 and 6 + 3
30	trey dacha	3 × 10
31	trey dacha and una	3 × 10 and 1
32	trey dacha and dewey	3 × 10 and 2
33	trey dacha and trey	3 × 10 and 3
34	trey dacha and quarter	3 × 10 and 4
35	trey dacha and chinker	3 × 10 and 5
36	trey dacha and sey	3 × 10 and 6
37	trey dacha and setter	3 × 10 and 7
38	trey dacha and say dooe	3 × 10 and 6^* + 2^*
39	trey dacha and sey trey	3 × 10 and 6 + 3
40	quarter dacha	4 × 10
41	quarter dacha and una	4 × 10 and 1
42	quarter dacha and dewey	4 × 10 and 2
43	quarter dacha and trey	4 × 10 and 3
44	quarter dacha and quarter	4 × 10 and 4
45	quarter dacha and chinker	4 × 10 and 5
46	quarter dacha and sey	4 × 10 and 6
47	quarter dacha and setter	4 × 10 and 7
48	quarter dacha and say dooe	4 × 10 and 6^* + 2^*
49	quarter dacha and sey trey	4 × 10 and 6 + 3
50	chinker dacha	5 × 10
51	chinker dacha and una	5 × 10 and 1
52	chinker dacha and dewey	5 × 10 and 2
53	chinker dacha and trey	5 × 10 and 3
54	chinker dacha and quarter	5 × 10 and 4
55	chinker dacha and chinker	5 × 10 and 5
56	chinker dacha and sey	5 × 10 and 6
57	chinker dacha and setter	5 × 10 and 7
58	chinker dacha and say dooe	5 × 10 and 6^* + 2^*
59	chinker dacha and sey trey	5 × 10 and 6 + 3
60	sey dacha	6 × 10
61	sey dacha and una	6 × 10 and 1
62	sey dacha and dewey	6 × 10 and 2
63	sey dacha and trey	6 × 10 and 3
64	sey dacha and quarter	6 × 10 and 4
65	sey dacha and chinker	6 × 10 and 5
66	sey dacha and sey	6 × 10 and 6
67	sey dacha and setter	6 × 10 and 7
68	sey dacha and say dooe	6 × 10 and 6^* + 2^*
69	sey dacha and sey trey	6 × 10 and 6 + 3
70	setter dacha	7 × 10
71	setter dacha and una	7 × 10 and 1
72	setter dacha and dewey	7 × 10 and 2
73	setter dacha and trey	7 × 10 and 3
74	setter dacha and quarter	7 × 10 and 4
75	setter dacha and chinker	7 × 10 and 5
76	setter dacha and sey	7 × 10 and 6
77	setter dacha and setter	7 × 10 and 7
78	setter dacha and say dooe	7 × 10 and 6^* + 2^*
79	setter dacha and sey trey	7 × 10 and 6 + 3
80	otter dacha	8^† × 10
81	otter dacha and una	8^† × 10 and 1
82	otter dacha and dewey	8^† × 10 and 2
83	otter dacha and trey	8^† × 10 and 3
84	otter dacha and quarter	8^† × 10 and 4
85	otter dacha and chinker	8^† × 10 and 5
86	otter dacha and sey	8^† × 10 and 6
87	otter dacha and setter	8^† × 10 and 7
88	otter dacha and say dooe	8^† × 10 and 6^* + 2^*
89	otter dacha and sey trey	8^† × 10 and 6 + 3
90	nobber dacha	9^† × 10
91	nobber dacha and una	9^† × 10 and 1
92	nobber dacha and dewey	9^† × 10 and 2
93	nobber dacha and trey	9^† × 10 and 3
94	nobber dacha and quarter	9^† × 10 and 4
95	nobber dacha and chinker	9^† × 10 and 5
96	nobber dacha and sey	9^† × 10 and 6
97	nobber dacha and setter	9^† × 10 and 7
98	nobber dacha and say dooe	9^† × 10 and 6^* + 2^*
99	nobber dacha and sey trey	9^† × 10 and 6 + 3
100	chenter	100

* Different form
† Different word
# English

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